Echo-Loop Bodrum

The Echo Loop – Bodrum project proposes a multi-layered landscape system located at the urban-rural threshold, where challenging topography meets rich ecological diversity. Centered around the theme of protection, the design integrates six interconnected loops—social, ecological, productive, educational, historical, and energy-based. The goal is to reinterpret this transitional zone not as a boundary but as a living interface of memory, learning, and regenerative practices. Inspired by Bodrum’s historical layers—Lelegs, Carians, Romans, and Ottomans—the project introduces thematic stations, each representing a different cultural period reimagined with contemporary functions. Ancient Leleg hill roads, Roman hydraulic systems, Ottoman craftsmanship, and today’s renewable energy strategies are spatially reinterpreted through integrated design elements. The 1/2000 scale master plan includes nature-sensitive interventions such as erosion-controlling stone terraces, biological ponds, and piezoelectric pathways, creating a climate-responsive and educational landscape. At 1/1000 and 1/500 scales, these loops are detailed with locally adapted plant palettes, access systems, and non-invasive structural elements. The 1/200 scale design area focuses on an agricultural-educational terrace, where hardscape and softscape meet in a layered composition of permeable materials and framed coastal views. Echo Loop offers a participatory and sustainable design language that harmonizes ancestral knowledge with present needs. By embedding cultural heritage and ecological awareness into the land, the project transforms Bodrum’s landscape into a living narrative of care, continuity, and transformation.